Lilium fargesii

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Lilium fargesii
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Flower of Lilium fargesii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Lilium
Species:
L. fargesii
Binomial name
Lilium fargesii
Synonyms [1]

Lilium cupreumH.Lév.

Lilium fargesii is a Chinese species of plants in the lily family native to Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces of China. [2]

Lilium fargesii occurs naturally on the edge of woods in mountains at elevations of 15001800 meters. The plant grows 68 inches (1520 cm) tall with a slim stem, long narrow leaves and surmounted by a raceme of 16 flowers. The flowers are Turk's cap in shape with broad reflexed petals of a greenishwhite. The petals may be darker green at the edges but are spotted and marked all over with chestnutbrown dots. The flowers are fragrant. The bulb of Lilium fargesii is comparatively small at ¾ inch (1.5 cm) diameter. This lily flowers late in the summer from the end of July to August or September. [3]

Taxonomy

It is known as 'lu hua bai he' in China. [4]

It was first described by Adrien René Franchet in 1892, [5] and published in 'Journal de Botanique' (Morot) Issue 6( Vols.17–18) on pages 317–318. [4] The Latin specific epithet fargesii refers to the French missionary and amateur botanist Père Paul Guillaume Farges (1844–1912). [6] [7]

Although it was discovered over 100 years ago it has only recently been known and available from horticultural centres. [8]

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